William Marshal - England's Greatest Knight

William Marshal has been dubbed “England’s greatest knight” – and probably the most loyal. William Marshal’s remarkable life is the stuff of a blockbuster movie. ​He served five English kings from Henry II through to his grandson Henry III, and was 70 years old at the time of the 1217 Battle of…

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Nichola de la Haye: The Woman Who Saved England

The remarkable Nichola de la Haye stands out as a Lincolnshire hero. As Constable of Lincoln Castle, she was vital in winning the 1217 Battle of Lincoln. In an age when women were little more than the property of their husbands, barred from public life with their lives unrecorded, Nichola de la Haye…

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